ap lang vocab test:

buoyant

capable of floating

enervate

to exhaust; tired; drained

incorrigible

incurable

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent.

irrefutable

indisputable; undeniable

marred

damaged; ruined; tarnished

parochial

confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish

partisan

one-sided; biased

pique

a sense of injury; out of spite; out of resentment ; to make someone angry or annoyed.

satirical

criticizing through ridicule; using humor to mock

cajole

to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things

capitulate

to give up (to an enemy) on prearranged conditions; surrender conditionally.

egregious

obviously bad; blatant

premonition

a warning in advance; a visualization of something

prestigious

highly valued; expensive

reverent

worshipful; respectful

stupor

a drowsy state; in a daze

sycophant

a flatterer

urbane

refined; confident, comfortable, and polite in social situations

zany

absurdly funny

aberration

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

composure

calmness of mind or manner

congenital

referring to condition present at birth

elusive

hard to find or remember

extol

to praise highly

formidable

very challenging; demanding ; likely to inspire fear or dread

inscrutable

difficult to interpret or understand; puzzling

precocious

exceptionally early in development or occurrence

trepidation

a feeling of alarm or dread

virulent

very lethal; deadly

accommodate

to hold

clairvoyant

seeing beyond the senses

contiguous

adjoining; near, next to, or touching

debilitate

to weaken

obliterate

to wipe out

officious

interfering; aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice

preclude

make smth impossible or prevent smth from happening

spurn

to reject ; to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering.

stealthy

secretive

taciturn

reluctant to talk

cordial

gracious; kind; welcoming

Indoctrinate

to instruct; lead to a certain belief

defame

to slander

submissive

unresisting; unwilling to put up a fight

discordant

not in harmony

sullen

depressed; dejected; disappointed; gloomy; glum

grueling

stressful

thwart

to block

indict

to accuse

wanton

mindless